v1.18.0 Release Preparation (#1026)

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HISTORY.md

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 # History
 
+## v1.18.0 - 2025-08-14
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+### New Features
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+* Add a fallback distribution in `GaussianNormalizer` in case the given distribution fails - Issue [#945](https://github.com/sdv-dev/RDT/issues/945) by @fealho
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+### Maintenance
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+* Update release documentation based on recent release - Issue [#1016](https://github.com/sdv-dev/RDT/issues/1016) by @rwedge
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 ## v1.17.1 - 2025-06-26
 
 ### Bugs Fixed

static_code_analysis.txt

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-Run started:2025-06-26 21:09:47.571406
+Run started:2025-08-14 20:37:52.987737
 
 Test results:
 	No issues identified.
 
 Code scanned:
-	Total lines of code: 6290
+	Total lines of code: 6323
 	Total lines skipped (#nosec): 0
 	Total potential issues skipped due to specifically being disabled (e.g., #nosec BXXX): 0